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Hot air ballons in battles?

Alright when I was in austri defending those slackers from naploens rampage "He had just taken VIenna" I noticed a hot air ballon just floating in the sky. then I noticed the french had out flanked me. The second time I fought him I noticed an Icon under his potrait in the little screen that always comes up before a battle and there was a picture of a hot air ballon there. DOes anyone know what this means? Can I get hot air ballons in my battles?

I check into small hotel a few kilometers from Kiev. It is late. I am tired. I tell woman at desk I want a room. She tells me room number and give key. "But one more thing comrade; there is one room without number and always lock. Don't even peek in there." I take key and go to room to sleep. Night comes and I hear trickling of water. It comes from the room across. I cannot sleep so I open door. It is coming from room with no number. I pound on door. No response. I look in keyhole. I see nothing except red. Water still trickling. I go down to front desk to complain. "By the way who is in that room?" She look at me and begin to tell story. There was woman in there. Murdered by her husband. Skin all white, except her eyes, which were red. I tell her I don't give a . Stop the water trickling or give me refund. She gave me 100 ruble credit and free breakfast. Such is life in Moscow

Re: Hot air ballons in battles?

oh thats cool.

I check into small hotel a few kilometers from Kiev. It is late. I am tired. I tell woman at desk I want a room. She tells me room number and give key. "But one more thing comrade; there is one room without number and always lock. Don't even peek in there." I take key and go to room to sleep. Night comes and I hear trickling of water. It comes from the room across. I cannot sleep so I open door. It is coming from room with no number. I pound on door. No response. I look in keyhole. I see nothing except red. Water still trickling. I go down to front desk to complain. "By the way who is in that room?" She look at me and begin to tell story. There was woman in there. Murdered by her husband. Skin all white, except her eyes, which were red. I tell her I don't give a . Stop the water trickling or give me refund. She gave me 100 ruble credit and free breakfast. Such is life in Moscow

Re: Hot air ballons in battles?

Originally Posted by Moorish guy

Alright when I was in austri defending those slackers from naploens rampage "He had just taken VIenna" I noticed a hot air ballon just floating in the sky. then I noticed the french had out flanked me. The second time I fought him I noticed an Icon under his potrait in the little screen that always comes up before a battle and there was a picture of a hot air ballon there. DOes anyone know what this means? Can I get hot air ballons in my battles?

This is a small bonus added in for realism, it is an ancillary which Napoleon has at the start of each campaign and other French generals must earn. The hot air balloons allow the general to always deploy first and to always be able to see where the other general is deploying. This is somewhat historically accurate, although, strictly speaking they should not be available in the Egyptian of European campaigns. This is as the French Balloon Corps was disbanded in 1799, by Napoleon. More info on this topic can be seen here.

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Re: Hot air ballons in battles?

I will only finally remark that in origin Napoleon seriously thought about to use a thousand balloons to invade Great Britain. But this was of course cancelled then ... for example of the mostly running western winds ...

Re: Hot air ballons in battles?

Originally Posted by ♔Mandelus♔

I will only finally remark that in origin Napoleon seriously thought about to use a thousand balloons to invade Great Britain. But this was of course cancelled then ... for example of the mostly running western winds ...

So has a balloon ever been used to assault a position even just as a covert raid ... I saw a movie once where some German commandos used a hot air balloon to try to capture the PM but I wonder does anyone know if one was ever done?